Hey ConnectionPilot. Sorry there are a lot of guys on here giving you a hard time. My advice is to get the cheapest training possible (which is not DCA) and get your CFI. The others are right, that is the quickest and best way to build experience. If you know someone who can hook you up with a ME charter job or something, then you could skip the CFI thing. You also have to understand something. I am not trying to bust your bubble, but just because you get your ratings, it is not like you have a choice of what regional you want to go to. The best thing to do is take the first job that offers better experience. Fly checks in a Barron. Go to a crappy regional like Colgan or Great Lakes. Although it is good you are thinking ahead, you are at least two years away from working for your choice of regionals, so for now walk a straight line and try not to put the cart in front of the horse.